{"id":4893,"date":"2021-04-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=4893"},"modified":"2021-04-20T10:56:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T14:56:55","slug":"school-librarians-and-digital-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/school-librarians-and-digital-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"School Librarians and Digital Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make Digital Citizenship about the Do&#039;s, not the Don&#039;ts\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZeNr1q5QTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-APR-Libr-and-DigiCitenship.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-APR-Libr-and-DigiCitenship-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-APR-Libr-and-DigiCitenship-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-APR-Libr-and-DigiCitenship-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-APR-Libr-and-DigiCitenship.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teaching Digital Citizenship&#8230;..<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/aasl\/sites\/ala.org.aasl\/files\/content\/pubs\/slr\/vol22\/SLR_WhoseResponsibilityIsIt_V22a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whose responsibility is it<\/a>? School librarians today take on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/publications\/educational-leadership\/feb19\/vol76\/num05\/The-School-Librarian@-Your-Ultimate-Digital-Resource.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many roles in the digital world<\/a>. They are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eschoolnews.com\/2020\/06\/26\/move-from-digital-citizenship-to-digital-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leading the way<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/output\/28984964-digcit-thinking-changes-over-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conversation around teaching digital citizenship<\/a> in their schools and districts. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtuallibrary.info\/digital-citizenship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compiling resources for their students<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/libraries\/article\/74535-school-librarians-are-teaching-digital-citizenship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teaching digital citizenship<\/a> to<a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.demco.com\/blog\/how-to-promote-digital-citizenship-in-the-school-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> promoting digital citizenship<\/a>, school librarians are at the <a href=\"https:\/\/natlib.govt.nz\/schools\/digital-literacy\/connections-to-digital-citizenship\/your-library-and-digital-citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forefront<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/explore\/topic\/digcitcommit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital citizenship<\/a> is a school-wide and district-wide issue, especially in our current online-almost-all-the-time world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School Librarians are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eschoolnews.com\/2020\/06\/26\/move-from-digital-citizenship-to-digital-leadership\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leading<\/a> students and other educators as they find their way through our online world. What does that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobase.com\/resources\/four-ways-to-improve-digital-citizenship-education-white-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">look like<\/a>? It takes on many forms. School Librarians are <a href=\"https:\/\/clalliance.org\/blog\/digital-citizenship-for-librarians-five-irl-and-digital-program-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planning digital citizenship programming<\/a> that reaches their whole community throughout the year and during <a href=\"https:\/\/2gag5314usvg3k1yhz13gzy4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DigCit-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Citizenship Month<\/a> (October). They are joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/digcitcommit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DigCitCommit<\/a> community and pledging to prepare their students to be a force for good online. They are <a href=\"https:\/\/ltcillinois.org\/events\/diglitcon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educating themselves<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca\/digital-citizenship-for-educators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other educators<\/a> in digital citizenship. And, most importantly, they\u2019re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digcitinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educating their students<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DigCitCommit\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wx88HbAAN6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a variety of resources available for teaching digital citizenship. Some comprehensive and engaging programs have been developed by big tech companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com\/en_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/safety\/educators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/everfi.com\/courses\/k-12\/digital-literacy-wellness-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everfi<\/a>. Students love game-based learning sites like Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com\/en_us\/interland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interland<\/a> and the FBI&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.fbi.gov\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safe Online Searching<\/a>. Tried-and-true sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/digital-citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common Sense Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/digital-citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nearpod<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/teachinctrl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InCtrl<\/a> provide a variety of resources and lessons for all ages. NetSmartz combines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missingkids.org\/netsmartz\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teaching and family<\/a> resources for grades K\u201312\u00a0 and an online &#8220;fun site&#8221; for younger students. DQWorld provides digital citizenship activities with a digital badging program for students ages 8\u201312. <a href=\"https:\/\/socialmediatestdrive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Media Test Drive<\/a>, developed by \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/socialmedialab.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cornell University Social Media Lab<\/a>, provides a simulated online experience for middle school students to prepare them for the online world. However you choose to teach digital citizenship, there is a resource that will work for you and your community! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let TeachersFirst be your first stop on your digital citizenship education journey! Explore the collection of<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/search_action.cfm?grade_low=0&amp;grade_high=12&amp;searchtext=digital+citizenship&amp;searchtype=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> digital citizenship classroom resources<\/a> curated by TeachersFirst, then delve into our<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=digital+citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> digital citizenship blog posts<\/a> for even more resources. School librarians, empower your community to be a force for good online!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Digital Citizenship&#8230;..whose responsibility is it? School librarians today take on many roles in the digital world. They are leading the way in the conversation around teaching digital citizenship in their schools and districts. From compiling resources for their students to teaching digital citizenship to promoting digital citizenship, school librarians are at the forefront. Digital &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/school-librarians-and-digital-citizenship\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[142,33,175],"class_list":["post-4893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library-media","tag-digital-citizenship","tag-digital-literacy","tag-library-media"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4893"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4928,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893\/revisions\/4928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}